SIGH.
i think i'm done with skiing for a while.
well, i can now say i'm like jason lau. two torn ACLs, one on each knee :( i thought something was strange - the doctor first checked out my range of motion, and then he did the ACL test on me again. I was thinking to myself, why is he doing that? he's done it twice previously, was sure i didn't tear it, and anyway he has my MRI now! when he kind of muttered "hm" in a inquisitive tone to himself, i was like uh-oh...and then when he opened his mouth and said "well, from the MRI, it appears you tore your ACL" i almost cried. sigh. yup, it was a complete tear, along with a slight tear of my meniscus and two bruised bones.
apparently my knees like to trick the doctors because when i tore my ACL the first time, the doctor also did the ACL test and did not think i tore it. this instance, i mentioned it to the doctor when i visited him the first time. i told him how last time the doctor didn't think i tore it, but it turns out i did. so the doctor did two tests a couple of times, and was like, i'm pretty sure you didn't. when i visited him the second time, two weeks after the injury, he did the tests again, and he was like, i'm pretty positive you didn't tear your ACL. and look at the results. well, at the very least, i don't think i'll have hyper-extended knees anymore. i went from having two to one, and now to none.
as much as the thought of having a dead person's body part in me is weird, i think i'm probably gonna go with the cadaver this time since recovery is faster. i'll probably have surgery mid-may (already tentatively set it may 10, but i think i need to reschedule since my parents said they'll be out of town). as much as the news bums me out, i'm actually okay about it; maybe because i already went through this once. anyway, so there's my diagnosis. not quite what i expected, but it's all good. God is good. :)
i think i'm done with skiing for a while.
well, i can now say i'm like jason lau. two torn ACLs, one on each knee :( i thought something was strange - the doctor first checked out my range of motion, and then he did the ACL test on me again. I was thinking to myself, why is he doing that? he's done it twice previously, was sure i didn't tear it, and anyway he has my MRI now! when he kind of muttered "hm" in a inquisitive tone to himself, i was like uh-oh...and then when he opened his mouth and said "well, from the MRI, it appears you tore your ACL" i almost cried. sigh. yup, it was a complete tear, along with a slight tear of my meniscus and two bruised bones.
apparently my knees like to trick the doctors because when i tore my ACL the first time, the doctor also did the ACL test and did not think i tore it. this instance, i mentioned it to the doctor when i visited him the first time. i told him how last time the doctor didn't think i tore it, but it turns out i did. so the doctor did two tests a couple of times, and was like, i'm pretty sure you didn't. when i visited him the second time, two weeks after the injury, he did the tests again, and he was like, i'm pretty positive you didn't tear your ACL. and look at the results. well, at the very least, i don't think i'll have hyper-extended knees anymore. i went from having two to one, and now to none.
as much as the thought of having a dead person's body part in me is weird, i think i'm probably gonna go with the cadaver this time since recovery is faster. i'll probably have surgery mid-may (already tentatively set it may 10, but i think i need to reschedule since my parents said they'll be out of town). as much as the news bums me out, i'm actually okay about it; maybe because i already went through this once. anyway, so there's my diagnosis. not quite what i expected, but it's all good. God is good. :)
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